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Publications by Center Staff (1997 - Present)

2004

Mitchell, S.E., C.A. Caldwell, G. Gonzales, W.R. Gould, and R. Arimoto. Effects of depleted uranium on survival, growth, and metamorphosis in the African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis). Journal of Toxicology (accepted).

Wang, Y.Q., X.Y. Zhang, R. Arimoto, J.J. Cao, and Z.X. Shen. 2004. The transport pathways and sources of PM_10 pollution in Beijing during spring 2001, 2002 and 2003. Geophysical Resarch Letters 31:L14110.

Mitchell, S.E., C.A. Caldwell, G. Gonzales, W.R. Gould, and R. Arimoto. Effects of depleted uranium on survival, growth and metamorphosis in the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis). Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A (submitted).

Garcia, J.H., W.W. Li, R. Arimoto, R. Okrasinski, J. Greenlee, J. Walton, C. Schloesslin, S. Sage,, 2004, Characterization and Implication of Potential Fugitive Dust Sources in the Paso del Norte Region, Science of the Total Environment, 325:95-112.

2003

Arimoto, R. Sources and Composition of Aerosol Particles. 2003. Handbook of Weather, Climate, and Water: Atmospheric Chemistry, Hydrology, and Societal Impacts, Chapter 11, T. Potter and B. Colman, Eds.

2002

Savoie, D.L., R. Arimoto, W.C. Keene, J.M. Prospero, R.A. Duce, and J.N. Galloway. 2002. Marine biogenic and anthropogenic contributions to non-sea-salt sulfate in the marine boundary layer over the North Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 107, No. D18, 3:1-21.

Zhang, X.Y., J.J. Cao, L.M. Li, R. Arimoto, Y. Cheng, B. Huebert, and D. Wang. 2002. Characterization of Atmospheric Aerosol over XiAn in the South Margin of the Loess Plateau, China. Atmospheric Environment, 36:4189-4199.

Whicker, J.J., D.D. Breshears, P.T. Wasiolek, T.B. Kirchner, R.A. Tavani, D. A. Schoep and J.C. Rodgers. 2002. Temporal and Spatial Variation of Episodic Wind Erosion in Unburned and Burned Semiarid Shrubland. Journal of Environmental Quality, 31(2):599-612.

Kirchner, T.B., J.L. Webb, S.B. Webb, R. Arimoto, D. Schoep, and B.D. Stewart. 2002. Variability in background levels of surface soil radionuclides in the vicinity of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 60:275-291.

Arimoto, R., S. Sage, C. Schloesslin, T. Kirchner, J. Webb, B. Stewart, D. Schoep, and M. Walthall. 2002. Abstract: Man and dust: a unique perspective from southeastern New Mexico/west Texas. In: Lee, J.A. and T. M. Zobek, Proceedings of ICAR5/GCTE-SEN Joint Conference, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA Publication 02-2:148-151.

Arimoto, R., T. Kirchner, J. Webb, B. Stewart, D. Schoep, and M. Walthall. 2002. Abstract: "Chemical and Radiochemical studies of aerosol particles from the vicinity of the WIPP". Book of Abstracts, American Chemical Society, 17th Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting, p. 37.

Arimoto, R., W. Balsam, and C. Schloesslin. 2002. Visible spectroscopy of aerosol particles collected on filters: Iron-oxide minerals. Atmospheric Environment, 36:89-96.

2001

Arimoto, R. 2001. Eolian dust and climate: relationships to sources, tropospheric chemistry, transport and deposition. Earth Science Reviews 54:29-42.

Zhang, X.Y., R. Arimoto, J. Cao, Z. An, and D. Wang. 2001. Atmospheric dust aerosol over the Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Geophysical Research, 106:D16, 18,471-18,476.

Webb, J.L. and G. H. Kramer. 2001. An evaluation of germanium detectors employed for the measurement of radionuclides deposited in lungs using an experimental and Monte Carlo approach. Health Physics 81:6, 711-719.

2000

Burnett, W.C., J. Christoff, B. Stewart, T. Winters and P. Wilbur. 2000. Reliable Gross Alpha-/Beta-Particle Analysis of Environmental Samples via Liquid Scintillation Counting. Radioactivity & Radiochemistry 11:26-44.

Guelle, W., Y. Balkanski, M. Schulz, B. Marticorena, G. Bergametti,C. Moulin, R. Arimoto, and K.D. Perry. 2000. Modeling the atmospheric distribution of mineral aerosol: comparison with ground measurements and satellite observations for yearly and synoptic time scales over the North Atlantic. Journal of Geophysical Research, 105:1997-2012.

Kramer, G.H., M.A. Lopez and J.L. Webb. 2000. A joint HML-CIEMAT-CEMRC project: testing a function to fit counting efficiency of a lung counting germanium detector array to muscle equivalent chest wall thickness and photo energy using a realistic torso phantom. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 92:323-327.

Malek, M., T.G. Hinton, S.B. Webb. Comparative uptake pathways of 173Cs and 90Sr in cabbage grown near Chernobyl. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, in press.

Maring, H., D.L. Savoie, M.A. Izaguirre, C. McCormick, R. Arimoto, J.M. Prospero and C. Pilinis. 2000. Journal of Geophysical Research 105: 14677-14700.

Orcutt, K.M., F.Lipshultz, K.Gundersen, R. Arimoto, A.F. Michaels, A.H. Knap, and J.R. Gallon. Seasonal pattern and significance of N2 fixation by Trichodesmium spp. at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) site. 2001. Deep Sea Research II Special Issue:  Nitrogen fixation by Trichodesmium in the Sargasso Sea 48:1583-1608.

Webb, J.L. and T.B. Kirchner. 2000. An evaluation of in vivo sensitivity via public monitoring. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 89 (3-4):183-191.

Webb, J.L., M. Gadd, F. Bronsen, and O. Tench. 2000. An evaluation of recent lung counting technology. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 38 (3-4):325-332.

Webb, S.B., S.A. Ibrahim, F.W. Whicker. 2000. Inventory estimate of 239Pu in soils east of Rocky Flats, Colorado. Technology 7:497-507.

1999

Arimoto, R., J.A. Snow, W.C. Graustein, J.L. Moody, B.J. Ray, R.A. Duce, K.K. Turekian, and H.B. Maring.  Influences of atmospheric transport pathways on radionuclide activities in aerosol particles from over the North Atlantic. 1999. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 104: 21301-21316.

Huang, S., K.A. Rahn, and R. Arimoto. 1999. Testing and optimizing two factor-analysis techniques on aerosol at Narragansett, Rhode Island, Atmospheric Environment 33:2169-2185.

Huang, S., K.A. Rahn, and R. Arimoto. 1999. Semiannual cycles of pollution at Bermuda. Journal of Geophysical Research 104:30309-30318.

Zhang, X.Y., R. Arimoto, and Z.S. An. 1999. Glacial and interglacial patterns for Asian dust transport. Quaternary Science Reviews 18:811-820.

1998

Arimoto, R., R.A. Duce, J.M. Prospero, D.L. Savoie, R.W. Walbot, J.E. Dibb, B.G. Heikes, N.F. Lewis, and U. Tomza. 1998. Comparisons of trace constituents from ground stations and the DC-8 aircraft during PEM-West B. Journal of Geophysical Research 102:28551-28574.

Jickells, T.D., S. Dorling, W.G. Deuser, T.M. Church, R. Arimoto, and J. Prospero. 1998. Air-borne dust fluxes to a deep water sediment trap in the Sargasso Sea. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 12:311-320.

Lee, S.C., K.A. Orlandini, J. Webb, D. Schoep, T. Kirchner, and D. J. Fingleton. 1998. Measurement of baseline atmospherc plutonium-239,240 and americium-241 in the vicinity of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 234:267-272.

Peterson, S.R. and T.B. Kirchner. 1998. Data quality and validation of radiological assessment models. Health Physics 74:148-157.

Usman, S., H. Spitz, L. Shoaib, and S.C. Lee. 1998. Analysis of electret ion chamber radon detector response to interference from ambient gamma radiation. Health Physics 76(1):44-49.

Zhang, X.Y., R. Arimoto, Z.S. An. 1998. Dust emission from Chinese desert sources linked to variations in atmospheric circulation. Journal of Geophysical Research 102:28041-28047.

Zhang, X.Y., R. Arimoto, G.H. Zhu, T. Chen, and G. Y. Zhang. 1998. Concentration, size-distribution and deposition of mineral aerosol over Chinese desert regions. Tellus, 50B,4:317-330.

1997

Arimoto, R., Y. Gao, M. Zhou, D.S. Lee, L. Chen, D. Gu, Z. Wang. 1997. Atmospheric deposition of trace elements to the Western Pacific Basin.  Baker, J.E. (Ed), Atmospheric Deposition of Contaminants to the Great Lakes and Coastal Waters, 209-225.

Arimoto, R., R.A. Duce, J.M. Prospero, D. L. Savoie, R.W. Walbot, J.E. Dibb, B. G. Heikes,N.F. Lewis, and U. Tomza. 1997. Comparisons of trace constituents from ground stations and the DC-8 aircraft during PEM-West B. Journal of Geophysical Research, 102: 28,539-28,550.

Arimoto, R., B.J. Ray, N.F. Lewis, U. Tomza, and R.A. Duce. 1997. Mass-particle size distributions of atmospheric dust and the dry deposition of dust to the remote ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research, 102(15):867-874.

Chen, L., G.R. Carmichael, M. Hong, H. Ueda, S. Shim, C.H. Song, Y.P. Kin, R. Arimoto, J. Prospero, D. Savoie, K. Murano, J.K. Park, H. Lee, and C. Kang. 1997. Analysis of ground-based measurements at Cheju Island, South Korea. Journal of Geophysical Research, 102:28,551-28,574.

Fingleton, D.J. and S.C. Lee. 1997. Environmental monitoring near the WIPP: Building public confidence through independent research. New Mexico Journal of Science, 37:176-190.

Gao, Y.R., R. Arimoto, R.A. Duce, X.Y. Zhang, G.Y. Zhang, S. An, L.Q. Chen, M.Y. Zhou, and D.Y. Gu. 1997. Temporal and spatial distributions of mineral aerosol and its total deposition over continental China and the China Sea. Tellus 49B:172-189.

Huang, S., K. Rahn, and R. Arimoto. 1997. A graphical method for determining the dry-depositional component of aerosol samples and their field blanks. Atmospheric Environment 31:3383-3394.

Ibrahim, S.A., S.B. Webb, F.W. Whicker. 1997. Contributions of Rocky Flats releases to the total plutonium in regional soils. Health Physics, 72:42-48.

Kirchner, T.B. 1997. Distributed processing and simulation modeling. Simulation Practice and Theory 5:35-47.

Michener, W.K., J.W. Brunt, J. Helly, T.B. Kirchner and S. G. Stafford. 1997. Non-grospatial metadata for the ecological sciences. Ecological Applications 7:330-342.

Sioutas, C., S.T. Ferguson, J.M. Wolfson, H. Ozkaynak, and P. Koutrakis. 1997. Inertial collection of fine particles using a high-volume rectangular geometry conventional impactor. Journal of Aerosol Science 28(6):1015-1028 (work conducted under CEMRC support).

Webb, S.B., S.A. Ibrahim, F.W. Whicker. 1997. A three-dimensional spatial model of plutonium in soil near Rocky Flats, Colorado. Health Physics, 73:340-349.

Zhang, X.Y., R. Arimoto, and Z.S. An. 1997. Dust emission from Chinese desert sources linked to variations in atmospheric circulation. Journal of Geophysical Research 201:28,041-28,047.